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J. H. HAMILL & P. J. JOHNSON.

SHOE FASTENER- No. 484,313. Patented Oct. 11, 1892.

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, UNITEIj STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. HAMILL AND PAUL J. JOHNSON, OF GLOBE, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

SHOE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,313, dated October 11, 1892.

Application filed September 12,1891. Renewed September 8, 1892. Serial No. 445,310. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH H. HAMILL and PnUL J. JOHNSON, of Globe, in the county of Gila and Territory of Arizona, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Fas-v teners, of which the following is a-full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to an improvement in shoe-fasteners, and has for its object to provide a fastener of simple, durable, and economic construction, capable of being conveniently and expeditiously manipulated; and a further object of the invention is to so locate and shape the fasteners that a shoe having them applied thereto will when its flies are connected have the appearance of a regularlybuttoned shoe. I

The invention consists in the 'novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe having the fasteners applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a section taken, practically, on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the receiving member of the fastener is constructed. Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the blankpartly bent to shape. 5 is a side. elevation of a completely-formed receiving-section of the fastener. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of the blank. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the preferred form of receiving-section.

' The fastening device is practically a button and is designated in the drawings by the reference-letter A. ,The button is constructed in two sections-a receiving-section 10 and a locking-section 11. The receiving-section is made from ablank (illustrated in Fig. 3) consisting of a rectangular base 12 and a tongue 13, projected from one side of the base, preferablynear its center. The tongue is circular in general contour and is connected with the base by a narrow shank 14. In forming the receiving-section from the blank the base is bent upon itselfto a somewhat-oblong shape, (illustrated in Fig. 4,) and the top and bottom of the base are bent horizontally in opposite directions upon the score-lines 15 in Fig. 3,

forming flanges 16, simulating a series of teeth. These flanges may be made after inserting the receiving-section in the shoe, or the upper flange may be made before the receiving-section is placed upon the fly and the lower flangebe formed when the section is in position. Owing to the peculiar shape of the base, the opening therein is shaped asa keyhole-slot, as shown at 16 in Fig. 7. In completing the receivingsection the tongue is bent over the top of the base-section, as shown in Fig. 5, and the tongue is so manipulated as to impart to its exterior a convex shape and to itsinterior a concave surface. Aslight space intervenes between the base and the tongue, and when the tongue has been bent to complete the section the tongue serves in the capacity of a cap. l

The locking-section 11 of the button consists of a stud 17, preferably ciroularin crosssection, having integral therewith orattached thereto a head 18, which head is cylindrical and extends ordinarily beyond three sides of the post or stud, but a much greater distance beyond the fourth side, as shown in Fig. 2. The stud is further provided with a flange 19 and a rivet disk or ring 20.

The shoe adapted to receive the buttons or fastening devices is shaped as an ordinary button-shoe, being provided with an under fly or flap 21 and an upper or outer flyorflap 22, the outer edge of the latter being usually scalloped, as illustrated, and the upper or outer fly or flap 22 has a longitudinal opening therein, which opening is filled with an elasticwebbing 23 or its equivalent. This webbing preferably extends from a point near the top of the flap to a point at or near the lower end of the bottom thereof, and the lower end .of the webbing is preferably contracted or made narrower than the intermediate portion of the upper end and tapers gradually to a point, terminating just below the lower button and above the vamp.

The elastic webbing may extend entirely through the top of the upper fly or flap if in practice it is found desirable, and the under or lower flap or fly 21 may be made of suitable width to extend under and beyond the webbing 23 when the flies are united, thus l I receiving section. 20

,of the upper flap or fly between the edge of the scallop and the webbing 23. The under sect1on only of the button is secured to the upper flap or fly, and where the button is is e applied an opening is made in the fly practlcally corresponding in shape to the shape of the base of the section. The base 1 is then inserted in the opening and the section 1s clamped to place by means of any approved instrument, the clamping being ef-= g te did scope fiorornamental designs, as the fected by reducing the flanges 16.

The locking-section 11 of the button is .attached to the under fly or flap 21 of the shoe in a manner enabling it, when the under I s properly manipulated, to enter the basem- The atta hment f the erably made by passing the st l 1 ,i 1owl; t\la1'41 through an ppening in the flapiortfly untilits flange 19 engages with the upper fi' iQQ of 1167 Z flap, and arivet disk 01' l'illgfi i than 5p cu ed in any suitab e or approved manner-to i the lower endof the post orstud, which ;r,iy.e,t

disk or ring engageswith the unde 9f e flap, as is c early shown in Eign manipu a ng a sh e pipy ded w th ou fastening dev ces, th uppe flap .or fly is" drawn er the lowe one as fares may be nec ssa y to enable the he d .of the post tuimed a eb' enea h the upper buttmseution to enter thelopening in the base lot the latter, whereupon the p051 zQ 1. ilmlkeltsfit non when lheupper flapopfly isleleased will, by reason of the tension imparted theie e hy the webbing, be drawn into Ihe parrots part of th k yhol -shaped opening (i theraeei ju -section. and the head .1- will-ewe: ore;-

Patentend y nd the wall at the reduced when a of the opening, forminga comp ete :ocleas strueted with uter and inne flap adap e to erlap of tastenipg demices construc shown in Fig.2; a A y The outer face of the conyeitell lheipher ,9!

the uppe butto -section be'p ihte enam led, or oxydizedmecort 5,0411? tim 1 nesS o t o upon wh ch ital-chee es,

imparting to t is. seclion .Qf ente cha acte he s rip of elas ie twehbing-inse tellin the pper fly or flapuf the shoe listrpnt of the bu -t n is fort-he pu pose o afierdihgplaypr movement ,to the upper s etions 9f the blll tons, so that the fastchingmaybeqnigklyagd easily effectedmud it also semesa yaluahlel function by causing the shoe :t 0 .QOllfiQllh to the shape of the fo t and fit iset-d fifi ring in i size and measuremenhatO-l d:tlle n hepflnd ankle.

made of any desired length and width,

This strip of elastic webbing pan be ing much more conveniently an p tionsly manipulated as a fastener than either laces or buttons, and the fastening when made is absolutely secure.

The insertion of the elastic webbing over the instep of the shoe need not impair the appearance of the shoe. In fact, it affords a 1s pr vided with a tongue 13, as in the precedn figu s.-

Having thus described 0hr inven ela m new and desire to secure by Letters 1, A fastening of the character described, snmprising the re ei ngec n L havinge tubular body 12,, formed withan overhanging cap 13, the opening through the body being in the form of a keyhole-slot, the contracte and of which is beneath the free end of the can, and a eaking-section formed o a post having y rica heed Werhamging three sides .of its BPPQIWDQM) el e t e-narrow po ime f the ke hole-slugs flange 19 betwee the e ds of poshfinli assumin disk flange 20hr the .lpwe eutl .of the stud; substantially as set forth. .2 The .comhinatioh, wit a boot orshoeepnin twssee ions, a receiving-section atta hed to the outerfiap, eempu mg Mylmdrwal p apdarollmi hollowhasebeueath the .cap hav- 7 insetuched .lock ng fianges, and a IOQkiDa' section adapted tohattachment to h finder flea com pr ing stlldlaav ng ahead exten llgfil en angle heyondgone of its sides, the said head being adapted to. enter and pass through the hollow haseot the receivingesec time subs an ially as shown an subscribe JOSEPH H. HAMILL. t PAUL J L JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

ED. ARHELGER, MAX ARHELGER. 

